View our EdD Early Childhood specialization completion requirements
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
- Core courses (50 cr.)
- Capstone (10 cr.)
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
Courses
In the EdD Early Childhood Education specialization, you’ll build skills and progress toward your final capstone project in every course.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
PhD completion program courses help you return to doctoral work, match with an advisor, and stay on track to finishing your dissertation.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence you need to tackle complex managerial challenges, contribute new knowledge, or teach at the graduate level.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence needed for complex managerial challenges and research with Walden’s ACBSP-accredited PhD program.
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Dr. Kerri Nottingham received her PhD in General Psychology at Capella University in June 2017. She currently serves as a Contributing Faculty Member for the PhD Psychology programs at Walden University and has been teaching at Walden since July 2023. Dr. Nottingham holds licensure as an attorney in North Carolina, with an LLM in Higher Education Law & Compliance. Dr. Nottingham teaches Learning and Motivation, Adulthood and Aging, Biopsychology, Adult Learning, Qualitative Methods, and Residency 1. She has also taught General Psychology, Human Growth and Development, Introduction to Sociology, Marriage and the Family, Sociology of Aging, Death and Dying, Physical Health and the Biology of Aging, Psychological Emotional and Spiritual Aspects of Aging, Health Psychology, and Social Problems at other universities. Dr. Nottingham also serves as a Dissertation Chair and as a Second Committee Member in the PhD Psychology program, with experience in both quantitative and qualitative methods, and contributes to the Master's-level Tempo program as a Subject Matter Expert in the Cognitive Psychology competencies. Professionally, Dr. Nottingham has nearly a decade of instructional experience, teaching psychology and sociology courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
PSYC 2003 - Adulthood and Aging
PSYC 8226 - Biopsychology
PSYC 8620 - Adult Learning
PSYC 8630 - Learning and Motivation
PSYC 8185 - Writing a Quality Prospectus
PSYC 9000 - Dissertation
RESI 8401 - Residency 1
TEMPO CA001 - Theoretical Perspectives
TEMPO CA002 - Cognitive Processes
TEMPO CA003 - Affective Behavior
PhD, Capella University
JD, Campbell University
LLM, Samford University
University of the People, Volunteer -
Nottingham, K. (2020). How religious freedom in America has ushered in the death of God. Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion
Nottingham, K. (2017). A predictive analysis of the psychosocial outcomes of doctoral students.
Nottingham, K. (2019). National Pro Bono Week Panel. Campbell Law Pro Bono Council
Nottingham, K. (2009). Perceptions of the Emotional Costs of Bullying. Southeastern Psychological Association
Nottingham, K. (2008). Perceived Pain Perception as a Function of Age, Gender, and Experience. Southeastern Psychological Association
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